Make man

He can't speak very well, can't read a few words, and can't even read the dial.Chen Ou can't blame the applicants for being biased. When he was seven years old, he was learning swimming, playing the violin, and traveling with professors to broaden his knowledge.

Chen Ou took Niss to find Mrs. Brook, a preschool parent-child class teacher, and said according to the pre-made story: "Niss was sent to the countryside after he was born, and he just picked him up. He is not used to meeting strangers, and he is not used to city life."

Mrs. Brook patted Nice on the shoulder tenderly and said, "Everyone will help him."

The two chatted casually, letting the nice children walk around to familiarize themselves with the environment.Then something went wrong.

Small tables, small chairs, small swings, small wooden horses, small fences and small potted plants.Everything is petite and fits nicely with Nice's height.He looked around curiously, and unknowingly walked in front of a group of children who were playing games.The teacher looked up at him, and the children looked up at him.

"Are you a new kid?" The teacher asked with a smile.

He pursed his lips, not knowing how to organize his words to answer.

"Are you dumb?" asked a little boy.

"Maybe it's a fool. Papa says fools are tall," said another little boy.

The children laughed, but the teacher stopped them with a gentle smile, but it didn't work.Nice felt a surge of malice.

He looked at the children, took out a large piece of candy, broke half of it and put it on the table, and put the other half into his mouth.

The better the family background, the stricter the discipline the children receive.In order to protect teeth and maintain a healthy weight, parents will strictly limit their children's sugar intake, except for Chen Ou.As an inexperienced father, Chen Ou has no idea that Nice should be restricted from eating sweets.

There is no child who doesn't like sugar, let alone Niss who relished in demonstrating it in front of him.The children's eyes lit up.

The teacher looked at the candy, it was a very expensive kind, and she was never willing to buy it for her son.This kid who treats others to eat candy is either rich and generous in his family, or he is stupid.

The two little boys talking were the most background of the group, otherwise they wouldn't have laughed at Nice first.Children like this, at this age, seldom know what courtesy is.A kid who was closer to Nice snatched the candy first, and was immediately punched in the face by another kid.

Mrs. Brook and Chen Ou rushed over following the loud cries, and found a group of children huddled together. Nice was chewing candy to watch the fun,

Mrs. Brook separated the children who were fighting, and asked calmly, "What's going on?"

The teacher reported the whole story.Chen Ou patted Nice's head.The professor did read an ancient oriental fable "Two peaches kill three men" to the children, but can he learn and use it so quickly?It should be a coincidence, right?He couldn't believe it. What he was sure of was that Nice's intelligence level was indeed very high, not at all like a child who was brought up by wild beasts and missed the golden growth period.

The two little guys who laughed at Nice wailed.Mrs. Brook sent Chen Ou and Nice out, implying that Chen Ou did not have to send the child.

Chen Ou asked the professor obsequiously: "Can you teach children how to read pictures and characters first? As long as they can successfully enter elementary school in a few months."

The professor doesn't care about Nice, but he loves Chen Ou very much.In order for Nice to go to school smoothly, Chen Ou has been unable to sleep for several days.The professor turned his eyes to the sky, acquiescing to Niss to learn by himself.

Nice, however, was not happy.

He doesn't like the professor, but Chen Ou.Chen Ou didn't accompany him, he felt very wronged.At this time, he still doesn't know that he is not the center of the world.

Chen Ou was also naughty when he was a child, but he was precocious and knew very early on that he was not the professor's biological child, so he was measured when he was naughty, and he would look at the face of adults.The professor finds him extremely annoying.It was Nice's turn. First, he diverted most of Chen Ou's attention, which made the professor dislike him. Secondly, he was mischievous and had a wild energy, like a wild beast.The professor's patience was exhausted by Chen Ou long ago, and he felt that Nice was stupid and uncultivable.

Nice's intelligence and sensitivity are beyond the understanding of the professor and Chen Ou.He could see the attitude of the professor.Children of this age face people who don't like them, and their instinctive protective reaction is to escape.So Nice began to resist reading again.But this time Chen Ou decided not to spoil him anymore, and forced him to go downstairs to face the professor.

In the end, Nice changed his way of passive resistance.

He was silent, facing the professor's explanation, he didn't ask questions, didn't answer, and didn't react.

The professor didn't force him, but just turned the pages of the book in front of him and pointed out the lines for him to read.Nice thought to himself, I don't listen to what you say.

Give him food and he will eat.Give him water and he will drink.Let him take a lunch break, and he closes his eyes.But he refused to speak anymore, refused to respond, like a little turtle shrunk into its shell.

Butler Martin asked in wonder, "Why is Nice so obedient these days?"

Recently, Chen Ou spent days and nights in the laboratory in order to solve an experimental problem, leaving the house to the professor and Martin. He called three times a day, first asking the professor and then Niss. He heard that everything was normal, and Niss was obedient and obedient. on track.

How could he have expected that the honesty and obedience of a child of Nice's age would be the biggest anomaly.

Two months later, Chen Ou, who had finally solved the experimental problem, returned home haggard. He was greeted with bad news: Nice might have autism.The reason why it is "possible" is because the psychiatrist said that if it is discovered early, there is still a chance to save it.

But the professor, Chen Ou and Martin all know that children like Niss, who have not long returned to human society, have difficulties in communicating with others. Autism is even worse, and the probability of recovery is far lower than the average level.

The veins on Chen Ou's head were throbbing, and his eyes were bloodshot.He didn't look at anyone and went back to his bedroom with the child in his arms.Nis closed his eyes, and the muscles in contact with him were tense, obviously wary of him.This made him even angrier.

Chen Ou hummed softly, walking around the bedroom with Nice on his back.The seven-year-old child is already very heavy. Chen Ou spent two whole months in the laboratory, his physical strength dropped a lot, and he broke out in sweat after a while.

But his footsteps did not stop. Although he was a little staggering, a little crooked, and getting slower and slower, he kept walking until the child's tense muscles slowly relaxed, and his breath was heavy on his back.

The professor is sitting on the sofa downstairs, the tea in front of him is cold.Martin was so angry with him that he had forgotten to change his tea.

He doesn't care about Martin, but he can't help Chen Ou.He hasn't seen Chen Ou get angry yet.In his memory, Chen Ou was always gentle and patient, always smart and quick-witted, and he was not in a hurry or annoyed when he was wronged, and his whole person was as peaceful and clear as the petals of a sheep's hoof.

The professor regretted it. He didn't know that a moment's negligence would bring such serious consequences.A lively and active child becomes stupid because of himself, but even a little bit of humanity can't stand it.What's more, his negligence also severely injured Chen Ou, whom he loves the most.Seeing the sad and angry Chen Ou, his heart shattered.

The professor was deep in thought, and the room was as silent as a grave.I don't know when, the soul of the family has changed from Chen Ou to Nice.Nice stopped laughing, and the anger and hope in the room were gone.He can almost see a future where the family disintegrates.

For the first time, a professor who has studied genetic science and walked on the edge of law and morality trembled slightly with fear.

Footsteps sounded from behind, and Chen Ou came downstairs.The professor didn't look back, even though his back was straight with tension.He didn't know how to face the child he loved so much, and he didn't know how to answer his questions.

Then, he felt two arms wrapped around his neck, and Chen Ou hugged him from behind.

His favorite child lay on his back, crying silently.He couldn't turn his head, and felt that his heart was alternately immersed in boiling water and ice.

☆, reality

Maher reported to the current chairman of the Lewis Group and his biological father: "Professor Chen is very stubborn, and it is unlikely that we will get shares in the institute."

"You have done a good job, but Wagendi died at an untimely time, which disrupted our plan."

A middle-aged man in a gray silk nightgown turned and smiled at his son in the remote virtual session system.His eyes were sharp, and his black and white hair was neatly combed back, revealing a face similar to Maer's.The years have hardly left any traces on him, and he still looks like Chen Ou met him in the park more than ten years ago.

James Lewis, 55 years old, has served as the chairman of the Louis Group for more than ten years. He is one of the most powerful people in the world. He has been separated from his first wife, Maher's mother, for many years, and neither party has any intention of divorcing.He is full of energy, is an ace player in the tennis club he belongs to, and maintains private training arrangements twice a week with the tennis world champion.

Maer watched his father walk down the steps by the window nimbly, came to the computer to browse the materials, and felt a burst of jealousy in his heart.The Louis Group is a family business, but the seat of the chairman is not hereditary. Maher must prove to nine directors including his father that his vision, ability and courage are enough to become the leader of this economic empire before the age of 40. Head.He tried his best to learn everything about his father, including demeanor, clothing, and taste in choosing a mate, but he increasingly felt that he was getting farther and farther away from his father's control.

"Why do we insist on taking a stake in the Gene Science Institute chaired by Chen?" Maher asked.

James poured some wine into a tall crystal glass.

"It starts with the development of genetic science." He swung his glass, looking at the golden liquid.

“Of all the natural sciences, there is no field that has played a more important role in the exploration of the meaning of human existence than the study of genes, and no other field has developed at a rate not limited by the work of scientists, but by the human race as a whole. This means that while geniuses in the fields of aerospace, energy, and electronics have shocked the world time and time again, in the field of genetic science, the top minds of this society need to listen to the mediocrity Command, let mediocre people tell themselves what to study and how to study."

"Many years ago, the top management of the group realized this paradox and determined to change it. The group formulated the 'Prometheus' strategy, preparing to pool the research resources and financial resources of the whole group, and untie the moral shackles imposed on genetic research. Major breakthroughs in human longevity and genetics."

Maher listened intently, understanding that this was the highest-level secret of the group, and being able to know it meant that he had obtained part of his father's affirmation.He couldn't help but grasp the obsidian sculpture in his hand, engraved with the slogan of the Lewis Group: "We make the world change."

"If the 'Prometheus' strategy is successful, then the Louis Group, which has mastered the secrets of human life and genetics, will be more than just a pharmaceutical company. Napoleon said that the greatest conquest is the conquest of ignorance. In the face of the mysteries of life, All secular power will be worthless. All power, political, economic, military, academic, will bow to us."

James paused for a while, and concluded with emphasis:

"The Lewis Group will defy all, conquer all, and rule all."

Maher felt a spasm of agitation, akin to an orgasm.James, who saw his son's reaction through the video system, smiled and drank the wine in one gulp.

"But we failed."

Marel said in a low voice, "What?"

James smiled and said: "Is that surprising to you? Since its inception, the Lewis Group has failed countless times. We are great not because we have never failed, but because we can withstand the blow of failure."

Maer still doesn't understand: "But what an exciting plan!"

"Yes, the only thing lacking is a leader, someone who can turn the 'Prometheus' idea and tens of billions of funds into real research results. We found a professor, but he refused."

A burst of anger rose in Maher's heart, and he hated the professor he had never met.

"Fortunately, we found the professor's fellow student, Professor Wagender. He also has a genius mind, younger than the professor, more daring, rebellious, ambitious, and unwilling to be a permanent subordinate. We recruited him into the group, to He instilled the idea that 'scientists should not be disturbed by secular cognition' and provided him with sufficient funds and test subjects. He thought we didn't know that he was trying to clone humans, but every one of his experimental data, whether it was success or failure , is secretly backed up on the Group Strategy Center server while it is happening. We are always watching him."

"What happened next?" Maher asked hastily.

James sighed.

"Wagendi is a genius, but he will never be compared to the professor. After many failures, we felt compelled to send him back to be taught by the professor. So we engineered a medical malpractice and kicked him out group, and the professor accepted him as we wished, making him the head of the laboratory in his institute."

James' smile became elusive.

"People who have taken drugs cannot go back to normal life. Deviant research is the drug of scientists. Although we can't watch Wagundi's every move as closely as before, I believe he has not stopped cloning. Human research. Later, he and the professor fell out over academic differences, which made me believe it even more."

"A few days ago, we received an email from Wagundi, who claimed to have made a breakthrough in transgenic research. This is in line with our conjecture. Therefore, we decided to immediately acquire his shares in the institute. But he Sudden death, according to the agreement he signed with the professor, his shares in the institute will be automatically purchased by the professor, and the professor will never sell even one share to us."

"Wagendi's shares are not important. What is important is that after becoming a shareholder, we can ask about the research of the institute to see what Wagendi has discovered. We have trained him for nearly 30 years, and his research results It can only be ours."

Maer, who knew the ins and outs, couldn't help but darken his face. Only then did he understand why his always strict father was so kind this night, and he took the trouble to explain to himself the high-level secrets that only the directors of the group should know.Because my father wanted me to know that the failure to negotiate with Chen Ou pushed me one step further away from the position of chairman of the group.

Seeing his son's reaction, knowing that his son understood his disappointment and anger, James threw the wine glass to the other end of the carpet and left without looking back.

In the bedroom, Jessica was awakened by James who strode in, and asked in a daze, "What happened?"

Seeing Jessica's swollen belly, the frosty James calmed down and said with a smile, "It's nothing. The child is quarreling with you again?"

Jessica is 33 years old, and her face is puffy due to pregnancy, but she is still beautiful.She pulled back the blanket, stepped barefoot on the thick wool rug, went to the table and poured a glass of water for herself and James, and handed it to James.

James kissed her tenderly, and said with a smile, "I heard that the child you took care of, Nice, is going to college this year."

Jessica was startled, and said sadly, "Time flies so fast."

James smiled and said: "The kid went to the Analo National Military Academy, you know, the one in the Arctic Circle, the students never know what the founder looks like, because the statue of the founder on the campus is always covered with thick ice and snow .”

Jessica smiled and said: "I remember that the school's physical fitness test was ice diving, and Nice would definitely get No.1. He almost grew up in the sea."

The statement stunned James for a moment.He seems to have heard someone say the same thing, and he seems to be talking about a child. On what occasion?It seems to be a family banquet, it should not be something important people said, otherwise he will definitely remember...

He sighed.Not accepting the old will not work.At Maer's age, visual and ear memory are a piece of cake for him.

He continued according to his own plan: "Would you like to go to Analo to relax? Take a look at the child. After all, it is the first time he has traveled far away from home. The professor and Chen Ou are both men. I am afraid that some of them are not well cared for." place."

Jessica knew that what her husband meant was that she had already made up her mind, so she nodded meekly.

☆、Chapter 17

After Nice left, Chen Ou seemed to lose his soul.

Nice loves the sun.There are four bedrooms upstairs and downstairs in the house. Only Chen Ou's room has floor-to-ceiling glass windows on both sides, and he can watch the sunrise while lying on the mattress.So Nice stayed in Chen Ou's bedroom for a long time.He also likes to toss and turn Chen Ou's bedroom into a boys' dormitory in a boarding school. There are clothes, shoes and socks that are too late to wash, half-read books, and half-eaten snack bags.

In winter, the Analo National Military Academy in the Arctic Circle sees almost no sunlight throughout the day.How could Nice have spent four long years there?

Chen Ou often wakes up in the middle of the night, touches the empty single mattress beside him, is in a daze for a while, and then realizes that the child is thousands of miles away.He gradually suffered from insomnia, and after waking up, he could no longer fall asleep, so he had to sit in the living room and wait for the dawn.

One full moon night, he wandered downstairs in his pajamas as usual without turning on the lights.The moonlight shines on the floor of the living room through the floor-to-ceiling windows, like the snow from the North Pole falling on Chen Ou's heart.

He picked up the picture of himself and Nice on the cabinet.Nice's facial features are relatively tough, but he doesn't have obvious Slavic features like the professor.Even so, the way he pursed his lips when he was silent was exactly the same as the professor's stubborn expression when he refused to listen to advice.Both of them have a firm personal will and the ability to put their determination into action. Sandwiched between these two, Chen Ou feels like an old sheepskin wrapped in two magnets with opposite poles, hopelessly counting on them. will not push each other away.

A voice from the sofa said:

"Where is it, sweet rose?

"Where is it, sweet rose?

"Once gone, never regained

"I'm not coming back, I'm not coming back."

The professor used this poem to mock Chen Ou before.Chen Ou smiled wryly, sat down on the sofa next to the professor, pondered for a while and said, "Watching the child leave home is really like talking about a relationship that is doomed to fail."

The professor patted him on the shoulder, rarely continued to laugh at him, and asked, "How is Wagundi's laboratory organized?"

Wagundi's case is still pending, but the lab can't afford to go unattended.After obtaining the consent of the police, Chen Ou has taken over Wagendi's laboratory and is preparing to resume normal research.

Speaking of work, Chen Ou cheered up and said: "The labs from No. 12 to No. [-] have returned to normal, but No. [-] lab can't start working yet."

Laboratory No. [-] is Wagundi's private laboratory and the scene of the crime.Chen Ou said: "Back then, Wagendi's child sat on a high armchair in the laboratory. He was not afraid of people, and always smiled at people. I wanted to go and tease him, but Wagendi still stared at me, not allowing me to approach."

Children are the cutest when they are babies, and when they grow up, they are like beasts in heat, running around, tireless, and only willing to learn to behave after being cut bloody by various rules.Chen Ou thought, and lost his mind again.

The professor said: "Let's seal up Laboratory No. [-] for the police to investigate the site. You should not use the equipment and instruments inside for your research."

Chen Ou is currently studying Alzheimer's disease-causing genes, and has already achieved initial results.As long as further breakthroughs are made, he is sure to develop clinical symptomatic drugs to fill the current gap in the world in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.This will be a research result that can be recorded in the annals of history. Such an achievement in a person's life is enough to rest in peace.

Chen Ou nodded, thinking about how to adjust the research plan, and prepared to force himself to get used to the fact that the child was not around.

The first lab does not have a lab supervisor.Colleagues at the institute all said that it was rebuilt in memory of Wagundi's wife and son, so there is no clear research plan, no detailed research log, and it is just a private activity place belonging to Wagundi.

But from Chen Ou's well-trained research perspective, the laboratory equipment is well maintained and operating normally, and it doesn't seem to be idle.

In memory of wife and son?Chen Ou raised his head.What was the experimental task when the original laboratory was burned down?Will Wagundi continue to do the experiments of the year?

At the time of the laboratory fire accident, the professor and Wagundi had ignored each other for a long time due to academic differences, but they did not stop him from coming to Wagundi's laboratory.Wagendi only gave Chen Ou part of the authority, and never introduced the core tasks of the laboratory to him.

***

"Officer Jones."

Officer Jones, who had just spent a day of extreme mental stress, stood still and looked back at Chen Ou, who was walking towards her smilingly with his hands in his pockets.

Wagundi's case has not been solved for a long time, and she is under unprecedented pressure.The higher-level police continued to exert pressure and suggested that criminal investigation experts be transferred to strengthen the police's handling of cases.But Officer Jones also has her channels.She heard that the police experts to be transferred had inextricable connections with the Lewis Group.And because of her younger sister who died young, the Louis Group was the last thing she wanted to cooperate with in this world.

In contrast, Chen Ou, who is also a top scientist in genetic research, is easier to accept. At least Chen Ou did not cause a large number of bad research accidents.Moreover, police departments often need genetic experts to identify the perpetrators, but they often lack the funds to handle cases.It is very necessary for the police to maintain a harmonious relationship with Chen Ou.

Therefore, when Police Officer Jones heard Chen Ou's request to retrieve the deceased's work computer, he only hesitated for a moment before readily agreeing, but only on the condition that he must participate in the whole process and share his findings.

The technicians of the police station skillfully cracked the fingerprint lock of Wagendi's computer.Chen Ou was immediately attracted by an open program file on the computer desktop.

The program window is divided into two parts from the middle.On the left is a piece of DNA data, and the dense data in the parameter window shows that it is a typical human gene.On the right is also a piece of DNA data, which is close to human genes, but has obvious non-human genetic characteristics. Chen Ou is not sure what animal it belongs to. Judging from the characteristics of the data, it should not be an ape.

The police have already copied the relevant data files, but they do not have genetic experts and do not understand the significance of these procedures.

Chen Ou asked the technicians to project the computer screen onto the wall and stare at the enlarged data for a long time.Judging from the latest modification and running time of the program, Wagundi was busy using the program to calculate and compare the two genes before his death.But why did he compare the two genes?

He called the police technician: "Check the programs that were running on the computer the night Wagundi was killed."

Police technicians searched quickly and said: "At that time, there were very few programs running on this computer."

Chen Ou woke up like a dream, and said: "Yes, the calculation of the comparison gene is huge, at least a workstation is needed to run it..."

Lab One has a computing workstation consisting of expensive supercomputers.

A group of people went to the No. [-] laboratory and called up the data log of the workstation. The technician whistled enviously at the workstation: "The research institute is really rich."

Chen Ou didn't hear what he said, his eyes were fixed on the diary, and the cold air from the soles of his feet rushed straight to the top of his head.

Wagundi is not comparing two genes, he is observing the fusion of two genes across populations, and the data is real.There is only one possibility.

Chen Ou's hands couldn't help shaking.

I don't know how Wagendi did it. He fused human genes and animal genes together to create new species.And this new species, at least on the night of Wagendi's murder, was still alive. The evidence is that the new gene fragments fused by two genes are full of activity, which can only come from living organisms.

"It is true that some researchers propose to 'humanize' animals in an attempt to breed transgenic animals. But you must know that this is very, very dangerous, and it is easy to cause highly contagious diseases, or produce unknown properties and characteristics Viruses. Researchers suspect that AIDS, Ebola virus, etc. are all related to the transmission of animal viruses to humans. I personally strongly oppose this approach."

"If you hear about research on this, the first thing you should do is call the police because it's a huge public safety risk."

The words spoken to Maher that day still ring in my ears.

Officer Jones and the technician looked at Chen Ou, not understanding why his face was ashen.Their task is to find the murderer who killed Wagundi, not to worship the scientific achievements of the dead.

Chen Ou patiently explained to them.

"If a new species really appears, it will bring great danger to human beings. No one knows the intelligence, physical fitness, fecundity of this creature, and what bacteria or viruses it carries. Existing antibiotics have no effect on it. Does it work? Think about the cases of invasive species! Asian carp are multiplying wildly in American waters, and a few hares can drive Australian native plants to the brink of extinction...”

"Crazy!" said Officer Jones, shaking his head in disgust.

"But this is only the case of a closed biological system." Chen Ou comforted them, "Humans are an open system, constantly improving the genes of the group. In fact, since humans began to eat genetically modified food, we have been genetically related to the ancestors of the Garden of Eden." There are nuances. But you can’t say that we are not human, or that our ancestors thousands of years ago were more human. All living organisms are trying to make their genes more adaptable to natural changes. The only constant is death itself. So we don’t have to be too Too worried."

On one point, Police Officer Jones and Chen Ou reached an agreement, that is, Wagendi's death may be highly related to this incident, and in order not to cause public panic, this incident must be kept highly confidential.

The author has something to say: "Where is it, sweet rose?" A passage from Sappho's lyric poetry.

☆、Chapter 18

An old colleague from the police station who is about to retire warned Police Officer Jones: "This case is a 'spiritual' case. It is best not to expand the scope of the investigation easily. You are already over 40. At this age, you should consider It is no longer about building a career and getting ahead, but about how to retire safely and live a stable life.”

In all professions, the police can be said to be one of the best when it comes to the average degree of superstition.The so-called "spiritual" cases refer to the fact that many ominous signs will immediately appear as soon as they are first solved.The car broke down, the water pipes at home leaked, the informant went back on his word, a colleague just forgot to notify me of an important work meeting, a few key pages of the personal data file suddenly lost a few pages of proof, and my computer had problems and couldn’t work when the boss was on patrol... Regarding the case handling experience Rich old cop, these were the clearest signs that the case had better not get any further.

Police officer Jones was very disapproving. At that time, she had already booked a flight ticket to Lancelow, the city where the headquarters of the Louis Group was located, and was going to find out about Wagender's situation when he was in the Louis Group.Although Winston is world-renowned because of the Genetic Research Institute of Professor Chen Ou and Professor Chen Ou, in the final analysis, Winston is only a seaside town with a permanent population of only more than half a million people. The main economic pillar is marine fishery. Strangers are rarely seen in the area, and Officer Jones does not think there is a soil for murderers here.So she is going to expand the scope of her investigation and study the history of Wagendi before she came to Wens City.

The local police station was short of funds for handling the case. Chen Ou suggested that she could go with her, and the research institute would also bear the expenses. This was a precedent in the case handling by the police station. For a series of troublesome matters such as insurance compensation and appeasement of the widow, they are often willing to provide funds to speed up the conclusion of the case.Police officer Jones declined, and she still held an aversion to genetic research, so she was also more wary of Chen Ou, after all, he hadn't completely cleared up his suspicions.

So Police Officer Jones squatted in the flow of people in the arrival hall of Lancelow Airport, quickly picking up his clothes and toiletries.The zipper of her suitcase was unzipped at some point, and when she took the suitcase from the luggage cart, all the contents of the suitcase fell out with a clatter.While embarrassingly saying "I'm sorry" to the pedestrians around, she remembered the kind warning from her old colleague before she left.That's not a good sign, she thought.

A pair of big hands helped her put away the folder.She raised her head and smiled at her with bright blue eyes: "Sergey, a pharmaceutical researcher at the Lewis Group, I was sent to cooperate with your investigation."

What an informal acquaintance, introducing herself to strangers by first name instead of surname, she murmured to herself, but suddenly liked the city of Lancelow.

***

Chen Ou did not investigate Wagendi's research content as agreed. He took the earliest flight and came to Analo after two transfers.Nice fights with his classmates, and both parties should be punished according to school rules.However, due to his young age, the school decided to lenient him and not punish him. However, he hoped that his parents could go to an interview and reassess his ability to adapt to school life.

Analo National Military Academy is the only military academy in the world located in the Arctic Circle.Chen Ou got off the plane with his luggage, and felt that the breath he exhaled seemed to freeze immediately, and with a crisp sound, it fell to the ground with a click, and a snow mist fell out.The heavy iron-gray sky seemed to be hanging upside down by an ice sheet, while the ground was as bright as the sun buried under the snowdrifts. Houses, trees, and human eyelashes were covered with snow everywhere, emitting unparalleled dazzling light everywhere.

"Professor Chen?" the taxi driver who booked through the Internet asked, helping Chen Ou carry his luggage.

Chen Ou nodded. He felt that his throat and chest cavity were being torn apart inch by inch by the icy cold air. The pain was so painful that he couldn't speak.The driver smiled understandingly and asked him to get in the car.

The car is well heated.Chen Ou took a breath. He had already estimated the severe weather in Analuo as much as possible, but he was obviously not fully prepared, whether it was material or psychological.

The driver introduced himself in the front seat: "I listened to your class in the online lecture. Are you here to teach this time?"

Chen Ou often gives science lectures on TV stations or websites at the invitation of some public welfare organizations.Because of his handsome appearance, his lectures are well-quoted, and his demeanor is extraordinary, he has been well received. Some people have set up a personal website just for him. Videos, photos, events, and upcoming lecture previews are all available, and he is full of celebrity treatment.

Chen Ou knew that he had some fans on the Internet, but he didn't know that taxi drivers would also be interested in his popular science lectures.The taxi driver said: "My wife and I have been wanting to have a baby for many years, but we have not been able to do so. We wanted to do a test-tube baby, but my wife is more conservative and always thinks that the child is a blessing from God. Children born through artificial manipulation are inherently inferior. I couldn’t convince her, so I searched for relevant information on the Internet, which happened to let me discover your lecture.”

Chen Ou asked: "So have you convinced your wife?"

The taxi driver said triumphantly: "The second child is two years old. The eldest is eight years old and has gone to school. His intelligence and physical development are very healthy."

Chen Ou laughed with him.The driver asked, "How old is Professor Chen's child?"

Chen Ou said with a smile: "I came here for him this time. He got into a fight at school and was punished."

There is only one university in Analo, the National Military Academy where Nice is located.The driver was speechless and said: "If you enter the military academy and fight, you will be severely punished, and you may be expelled from school. This kid must have a violent temper, not like you."

Chen Ou sighed slightly, and his mind flew to Nisi.

***

Analo National Military Academy pays teachers very well, and because the environment is harsh and there are few students, the teacher-student ratio is extremely high in the country. On average, each student can have two to three teachers for special guidance. Call them collectively "mentors."

According to the school rules, if Nice fights, the punishment should be decided by its tutor group.Therefore, before the meeting, Chen Ou was ready to lower his posture, apologize and intercede.However, when meeting in the office, Chen Ou felt that the attitude of the tutors was very strange.